Faces of India - the Astrologer
There have been so many ups and downs with Rob as he has battled sepsis, covid and internal bleeding that without my stitching I think I would have gone crazy. This thread painting of the Indian astrologer has been worked on at odd time throughout the process. Getting home from the hospital at almost dark and feeling like all I wanted to do was curl up and go to bed. It hasn’t helped that it has also been very cold - but that is to be expected. The coldest weather always comes after the solstice.
My faces of India are real people that I met and photographed on my textile tour of Rajasthan. This astrologer told me I would live into my 90s. If my knees remain this sore from arthritis that is not necessarily such a great thing to know. But it was amazing how much of my life he could interpret from my palm and my birth date.
What is my current Textile Focus
My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for